Back to the basement for me!

17+ years ago I opened my needlework shop. After a difficult search looking for affordable, convenient & not falling down commercial space, I dipped my toes into the retail world…in my basement.

At the time, we lived in a house with a separate entrance so customers didn’t have to traipse through my home. It was a great way to build a good foundation of inventory, business contacts, and customers. 3 years later, we moved to a small building (think Cat’s Meow type building for those of you who know what that is!) and not quite a year later we moved again, upping 450sq ft to 2100sq ft!

Each time we moved, I learned what was necessary in my work space. Fast forward when I closed my shop after 9 years when kid’s activities took over, I created a finishing studio (different home now) in our basement.

As CherryWood Designs began, I kept the supplies & inventory at my home (basement again), but we designed out of a coffee shop, so it all still worked. Around that time, I graduated to an upstairs studio – I felt like I had been invited to the grown-ups table!

Going solo as Hands On, I was once again FT out of my home but started to discover that I no longer “fit” in the smallest room in the house (not including bathrooms of course!). Designing took place in the kitchen – not good for the diet. Shipping took place in the dining room – not good for family togetherness. Finishing took place in a room I could barely move around in – not good for my sanity.

After one of those “what if” type of conversations (my husband loves those) – I decided to take over the downstairs game room…yup, back to the basement!

Oh Cathy!!!! How exciting for you!!!!! I would L-O-V-E to have a wonderful space like that~ I'm in our basement also after graduating out of a spare bedroom… Your space looks great with the white cabinetry …. It really lightens up the space.. I'm using all recycled dressers and desks at the moment.. And, it works fine but is just dark and smaller feeling…. I look forward to seeing your beautiful creations coming out of your fantastic new work space~